
red dot lectures
With the red dot lectures, red dot aims to take the idea of design around the world, to highlight the importance of design both for industry and society, and to present the latest development in design to the public. The design expert and professor of business communications, Professor Dr Peter Zec, is the intellectual and creative head of red dot and gives design-related lectures all over the world. For more than 20 years, Peter Zec has been working as a design consultant and design promoter. He has gained world-wide recognition with lectures in more than 40 countries.
Currently no red dot lectures
Past lectures
Designtage Brandenburg
| Keynote speech: "Design Value" | 23 November 2012 | |
| T-Werk, Potsdam, Germany |
International symposium: "Medical design, inventing care solutions for tomorrow"
| Lecture by Vito Oražem: "Life, science and design" | 20 November 2012 | |
| Cité du design, Saint-Etienne, France |
Cumulus conference
| Keynote speech | 16 November 2012 | |
| Santiago, Chile |
Blue Monday Lounge
| Moderator of the talk: "Design - ein wichtiger Faktor auf dem Weg zu unternehmerischen Erfolg" ("Design - an important factor on the way to entrepreneurial success") | 5 November 2012 | |
| The New Yorker | DOCK.ONE, Cologne, Germany |
Lecture Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg
| Lecture | 31 October 2012 | |
| Hamburg, Germany |
16. Forum Intelligentes Bauen
| Lecture: "Das Kreativitäts-Dilemma" ("The creativity dilemma") | 21 September 2012 | |
| Casino of Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany |
Panel discussion series "Zündstoff"
| Panel discussion „Ist die Form wichtiger als der Inhalt?“ (“Is form more important than content?”) | 20 September 2012 | |
| 8Seasons, Munich |
Annual meeting of the agency network ICAN
| Lecture: “Design Value” | 23 May 2012 | |
| red dot design museum Essen, Germany |
5vor7 series of lectures »Wandel als Chance« (»Change as a chance«)
| „Die Kraft der Kreativität“ („The power of creativity“) | 3 May 2012 | |
| Hotel Bayrischer Hof, Munich, Germany |
Diseña Forum
| Conference | 29 March 2012 | |
| World Trade Center Zaragoza, Spain |
GK Group
| Lecture "Design Value" | 19 March 2012 | |
| Tokyo, Japan |
Annual congress of the "Bundesverband Deutscher Fertigbau"
| Lecture | 21 September 2012 | |
| Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany |
WINI in-house exhibition
| Guest lecture: „Trends in der Gestaltung von Gebrauchsgegenständen und was trägt der Faktor Design zur leichteren Vermarktung bei?“ (Trends in the design of articles of daily use and how design accounts for better marketing.) | 10 November 2011, 3 p.m. + 11 November 2011, 11 a.m. | |
| Coppenbrügge-Marienau, Germany |
2011 IDA Congress
| Lecture "The Internet and Design" | 25 October 2011 | |
| Taipei, Taiwan |
Kuala Lumpur Design Week
| Lecture "Design Value" | 17 September 2011 | |
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
Knowledge of Design Week (KODW) 2011
| CEO Dinner | 22 June 2011 | |
| Hong Kong |
Icsid World Design Capital 2012 Helsinki
| "Design Value" | 14 June 2011 | |
| Helsinki, Finland |
Belgrade Design Week
| BDW Conference Future2 | 26 - 28 May 2011 | |
| Belgrade, Serbia |
2020 Strategic Development of Design Industry Round Table Forum (SDDI Forum)
| "Value-added design" | 21 May 2011 | |
| Taipeh, Taiwan |
DMI Design/ Management Europe 15
| "The Value of Design" design conference | 18 - 19 May 2011 | |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
"Inspire"
»Further informationen on the IDBM program
| IDBM 15th Anniversary | 18 February 2011 | |
| Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland |
"Design Value. A new Strategy for Business Success"
| Master Lecture Series | 14 February 2011 | |
| Hong Kong Design Institute |
"Design Value – A new strategy for business success"
| DMI fall conference | October 25-27, 2010 |
"Designing Success in a Global World"
| red dot Design & Business Forum | 17 September 2010 | |
| Third China International Industrial Design Expo, Shunde (China) |
Lecture "Design Value - A new strategy for business success"
| red dot design museum, Singapore | 31 July 2010 |
Lecture "Design Value - A new strategy for business success"
Register at: »www.flandersinshape.be
| Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen, Belgium | 29 June 2010, 4.00 p.m. |
Lecture "Design Value – A new strategy for business success"
Prof. Dr. Peter Zec speaks about "Design Value – A new strategy for business success"
More information about the congress: www.pda-europe.com/vevey
| PDA Congress in Vevey | 11 June 2010 |
Series of lectures “Design value – a strategy for business success”
Prof. Dr. Peter Zec gives an introduction of the method for calculating design value
-lectures only in German-
| 2 March 2010, 6 p.m. | Düsseldorf Stilwerk, Grünstraße 15 | |
| 9 March 2010, 6 p.m. | Berlin Stilwerk, Kantstraße 17 | |
| 16 March 2010, 6 p.m. | Hamburg Stilwerk, Große Elbstraße 68 | |
| 22 April 2010, 6.p.m. | München, Die Neue Sammlung – The International Design Museum Pinakothek der Moderne, Barer Straße 40 |
Design forum in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
| 7 December 2009 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec is speaker at the design forum |
Xue Xue Institute, Taiwan
| 5. Dezember 2009 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec hält den Vortrag 'Good Design is Good Business" |
Beijing Design Week, Beijing
| 24 October 2009 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec talks about 'Return on Ideas. Better by Design' |
Brussels Design Forum, Brussels
| 2 October 2009 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec speaks on the occasion of the Pentawards Ceremony |
Taiwan International Design Competition, Taipei
| 21 - 27 August 2009 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec speaks as a design expert on the occasion of the Taiwan International Design Competition |
"Trendfilter 2009", Bünde
| 10 June 2009 | Prof. Dr. Zec gives a lecture on the occasion of the design event |
"Design schafft Mehrwert" by Sparkasse Essen
| 20 April 2009 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec speaks about "Design schafft Mehrwert" | |
| at the red dot design museum |
Bombay Sapphire Designtalk, Hamburg
| 27 March 2009 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec takes part in the "Bombay Sapphire Designtalk" in Hamburg |
red dot presents: communication design at its best & red dot: design agency of the year: Strichpunkt – "High Voltage Design", Vienna
(23 January – 8 March 2009)
| 22 January 2009 | Professor Dr. Zec speaks on the occasion of the opening ceremony, MuseumsQuartier Vienna |
red dot living at the imm cologne
(19–25 January 2009)
| 20 January 2009 | Professor Dr. Zec speaks at the red dot reception |
red dot lectures 2008
Index 2008 in Dubai
(3–7 December 2008)
| 6 December 2008 | Professor Dr. Zec speaks at the red dot reception | |
| 5 December 2008 | Book signing ceremony with Professor Dr. Zec |
Award ceremony red dot award: communication design 2008 in Essen
| 3 December 2008 | Professor Dr. Zec presents the official award ceremony of the red dot award: communication design 2008 at the red dot design museum, Essen (Germany) |
red dot dinner, Taipei
| 1 December 2008 | Professor Dr. Zec invites winners of the red dot design award and companies from Taiwan to a red dot dinner |
Award ceremony red dot award: design concept 2008 in Singapore
| 28 November 2008 | Professor Dr. Zec, initiator of the red dot design award, takes part in the award ceremony of the red dot award: design concept |
International design policies conference, Torino
‘Shaping the Global Design Agenda’
| 6–7 November 2008 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec speaks about the World Design Capital project in the context of the global design agenda |
International Business Advisory Conference (SIBAC)
Seoul: A City of “Culture-nomics With Creative Design"
| 29–30 October 2008, Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seoul | Professor Dr. Zec speaks about "How to build Seoul brand as a “Culture-nomic” city?" |
Seoul Design Olympiad 2008
(10–30 October 2008)
| 30 October 2008 | On the occasion of the closing ceremony, Professor Dr. Zec gives a speech about the 'World Design Capital' project |
Icsid Board Meeting, Shanghai
| 19 October 2008 | Icsid Senator Professor Dr. Zec attends the Icsid Board Meeting |
Jury session DFA Award, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Design Center
| 9–10 October 2008 | Professor Dr. Zec is member of the jury of the DFA Award in Hong Kong |
Jury session rehacare design award in Düsseldorf
More information: www.rehacare-award.de
| 25 September 2008 | Professor Dr. Zec is member of the rehacare design award jury |
Hongik International Design School for Advanced Studies (IDAS-Stanford) in Seoul
| 22 September 2008 | Lecture: "Imaginative Innovation in Design" |
"IFA-PreView 2008" in Hamburg
| 15 July 2008, 9.30 a.m. | On the occasion of the "IFA PreView 2008", Prof. Peter Zec will hold a keynote with the title "Hightech & Design" |
2008 Global Brands – The First China (Shenzhen) World Industrial Design Forum (May 17th to 18th, 2008)
| 17 May 2008 | Prof. Dr. Peter Zec gives a lecture on "Return on Ideas – Better by Design" |
4th ICIF, Shenzhen (China) 16th-19th May 2008
| 16 May 2008 | Professor Dr. Zec holds the keynote speech |
PIDC 2008, APID Conference in Dubai
| 7 May 2008 | Prof. Dr. Zec holds the keynote speech at "PIDC 2008", the APID Conference in Dubai |
International METAV- press forum
| 16 January 2008 | Prof. Dr. Zec holds a speech in the red dot design museum, Essen |
ROTONDA event at the beginning of the year
| 13 February 2008 | Prof. Dr. Zec speaks at the Rotondo Business Club, Cologne about "Return on Ideas – Better by Design" |
red dot lectures 2007
Seoul Design Conference 2007
Topic: New growth engine for a news Seoul, Design
| 20 December 2007 | Prof. Dr. Zec is Keynote Speaker and talks about "Designing the Urban Age". Furthermore he is moderator of the session "Creating a global city of design: for New seoul designated as the World Design Capital 2010" | |
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projecting design 2007, FIFTH LATIN AMERICAN REGIONAL MEETING
| 10 December 2007 | Keynote Speech Professor Dr. Zec: "Design driven by Culture, Politics and Economy" |
SIBAC 2007 Meeting, Seoul
"Transforming Seoul as a Globally recognized Tourist Destination and Convention Center"
| 26 October 2007 | As a member of the Seoul International Business Advisory Council (SIBAC), Prof. Dr. Zec takes part in a session about "Branding & Marketing Seoul" which takes place in the context of the SIBAC 2007 Meeting | |
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DESIGN KOREA 2007
For more information please visit: www.designkorea.or.kr
| 29. November 2007 | Speech "Public Design and its influence on the economic development of a city" |
CONNECTING’07 World Design Congress
More information are available here: www.idsa.org/ICSID-IDSA07/connecting.html
| Oct. 17-20, 2007 | San Francisco | |
| Oct., 18, 2007 | Prof. Dr. Zec will preside over the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the organization at CONNECTING’07. | |
| Opening speech |
Gwangju Design Biennale (Oct. 5- Nov. 3, 2007)
Further information are available on: www.design-biennale.org
| 5 October 2007 | Glückwunschansprache, Kimdaejung Convention Center in Gwangju, Korea |
Symposium Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC)
| 12 October 2007 | Speech "return on ideas - better by design" in the context of the symposium "Creativities Unfold, Bangkok 2007-08" - under the theme Genius Logi" (10-14 October 2007), Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) |
International Design Forum
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| 27-29 May 2007 | Hotel Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai |
red dot academy
| 2 and 3 March 2007 | Gostiny Dvor, FIDEXPO venue, Moscow |
European Design Promotion Conference, Paris
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| 8 and 9 January 2007 | Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris |
Colloquium Universal Home
| 15 November 2006, 4.00 - 6.00 p.m. | Colloqium in the red dot design museum, Germany |
Business of Design Week (28 Nov.- 1 Dec.)
| 30 November 2006 | Lecture at the BOD Asia International Conference, Hong Kong |
6th CII-NID Design Summit (4-5 Dec.)
| 4 December 2006 | Keynote Address, hotel Taj Palace, New Delhi |





